Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley believes 2019 was Sebastian Vettel “best year” in Formula 1. Vettel won just one race last season and was outperformed in every department compared to teammate Charles Leclerc, who claimed two victories on his way to beating the German in the championship. But Smedley reckons that 2019 was a year which defined Vettel as a “true champion” due to the way he recovered from a tough start to the campaign. The four-time world champion’s future in F1 remains uncertain. Vettel is leaving Ferrari when his contract expires at the end of the year and has little hope of landing a competitive seat for 2021, leading to suggestions he may well walk away...
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